The impact of illness on function — the ability to move, communicate, care for oneself, and work — is often just as important as the illness itself. When illness results in decreased function, the resulting disability can have a significant impact on every aspect of a patient's life.

Physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) know the ability to function is the key to the quality of life. These specialists, called physiatrists, are experts in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disabilities of all types and offer a holistic approach to patient care.

Working with an interdisciplinary team of experts in many fields, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, psychology, social work, and others, physiatrists strive to maximize each patient's function, quality of life, and independence.

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, in collaboration with Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, prepares you to provide exceptional rehabilitative care for patients through training that offers clinical and research excellence. Through this residency, you can learn to help patients achieve their maximum functional capacity and highest quality of life. The residency prepares you for a career in private practice, research, or academic medicine.

Highlights of the program include:

• A diverse curriculum covering injection techniques, clinical practice pearls, and diagnosis and management of disorders seen in a physical medicine and rehabilitation practice
• A learning environment that fosters the development of your clinical skills and academic abilities in all areas of rehabilitation medicine
• A collaborative relationship between Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, to provide a balance between outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation experience, including subspecialty inpatient rehabilitation programs, electromyography, neurology, rheumatology, and research
• Extensive musculoskeletal, spine, and pain medicine training, including the use of diagnostic ultrasound, and ultrasound guided joint, nerve, and tendon procedures
• A large, varied patient population and close working relationships with a large staff of physiatrists at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
• The opportunity to form collegial relationships with internationally recognized experts in many related medical and surgical specialties, including the residents and alumni of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program in Rochester, Minnesota

Accreditation

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency program in Jacksonville, Florida, in collaboration with Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, has received Initial Accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as of July 1, 2023.

Certification

After completing the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency in Jacksonville, Florida, in collaboration with Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, you will be eligible to take the certification examination offered by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Program History

After receiving Initial Accreditation status from the ACGME in July 2023, the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, in collaboration with Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, will be participating in the 2024 National Residency Match Program (NRMP) to accept their first class of residents to begin a Preliminary Year at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida July 2024.

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